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THE TROTTER EXAM SOLUTIONS


ZIMSEC NOVEMBER 2020 SESSION ORDINARY LEVEL

MATHEMATICS 4004/1
PAPER 1
SUGGESTED MARKING GUIDE

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1. 19.796 Voice Of The Professor


a) 𝟏𝟗. 𝟖𝟎 [1] (VOP)
b) 𝟐𝟎 [1]
Nota Bene:
c) 𝟐𝟎 [1]
2. a) 0.72 − 0.2 × 0.7
(i) = 0.72 − (0.2 × 0.7)
= 0.72 − 0.14
= 𝟎. 𝟓𝟖
6×100
(ii) 0.08×100
600
=
8
= 𝟕𝟓
b)
3
= × 2.2𝑘𝑚
8
3
= × 2.2 × 1000 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠
8
3
= × 2200
8
= 𝟖𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔
[1]
3. a) .
1 1 0 0 1
24 23 22 21 20
= 110012 [1]
b) (i)
3 4 35
+ 4 45
4 4 25

(ii)
6 7 48
− 7 58
5 7 78
[2]
4. a) 𝑙 = −3, 𝑚 = 2, 𝑛 = −1
𝑙𝑚 + 𝑛 = (−3)(2) + (−1)
= −6 − 1
= −𝟕
[1]

b) √𝑙 2 − 𝑚2 − 𝑛2

= √(−3)2 − 22 − (−1)2
= √9 − 4 − 1
= √4
= ±𝟐 [2]

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5. a) (√3)
(VOP)
= √3 × √3
=𝟑
[1]
1 1 1
b) 0.33 × 0.33 × 0.33
1 1 1
= 0.33+3+3
= 𝟎. 𝟑
[2]
6. Method 1
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0
𝑦 = 3 − 2𝑥

(𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0) × 2
(2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3) × 1

2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 0 … 𝑒𝑞(1)
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 … 𝑒𝑞(2)

𝑒𝑞1 − 𝑒𝑞2
3𝑦 = −3
−3
𝑦=
3
𝑦 = −1
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦 = −1
𝑥 + 2(−1) = 0
𝑥=2
(𝒙; 𝒚) = (𝟐; −𝟏)

[3]
Method 2
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0 … 𝑒𝑞1
𝑦 = 3 − 2𝑥 … 𝑒𝑞2

𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑒𝑞2 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑞1


𝑥 + 2(3 − 2𝑥) = 0
𝑥 + 6 − 4𝑥 = 0
−3𝑥 + 6 = 0
−3𝑥 = −6
−3𝑥 −6
=
−3 −3
𝑥=2
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2

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𝑦 = 3 − 2(2) (VOP)
𝑦 = −1
(𝒙; 𝒚) = (𝟐; −𝟏)

[3]
𝑦1 −𝑦2
7. a)
𝑥1 −𝑥2

0 − 45
=
10 − 0
−45
=
10
= −4.5

𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 = 𝟒. 𝟓 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
[1]
b) 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒
= 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 ∆
1
= × 10 × 45
2
= 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝒎
[2]
8. a) 3.84 ℎ𝑎
= 3.84 × 10 000 𝑚2
= 𝟑𝟖𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝟐
[1]
b) 4.8 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
= 4 × 24 ℎ𝑟𝑠

= 𝟏𝟏𝟓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
[1]

c). 38°54
54
= 38° + ( )°
60
= 38° + 0.9°
= 𝟑𝟖. 𝟗°
[1]
9. (2𝑥 − 1)2 = 1
√(2𝑥 − 1)2 = √1
2𝑥 − 1 = ±1
2𝑥 = 1 ± 1
1±1
𝑥=
2
1+1 1−1
𝑥= 𝑜𝑟
2 2
𝒙 = 𝟏 𝒐𝒓 𝟎
[3]
10. a) 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 180 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
= 180 − 135

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= 45° Voice Of The Professor


360 (VOP)
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 =
𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
360
=
45
= 𝟖 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔
[2]
b) 𝟖 [1]

11. a) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′
b) (i) = 17 + 11 Maximum number of
= 𝟐𝟖 elements in a union is
[2] found when the sets are
(iii) = 40 − 28 disjoint.
= 𝟏𝟐 Minimum number of a
[2] compliment of a union is
found when the those
sets are disjoint.
12. .
1) Find HIJ using
angles in a straight line
add upto 180. 180-
H 64=46
2) Find angle JGH
26 38 using cyclic quad GHIJ.
O Exterior opposite angle
128 E
116 64° = interior opposite = 64
52 OR
I
G 64 Opposite angles are
64 26 supplementary:180 –
26 116 = 64
3). Find HOJ using
J
angles at the centre are
twice angles at the
a) 𝑱𝑮𝑯 = 𝟔𝟒° [1] circumference when
b) 𝑮𝑯𝑱 = 𝟐𝟔° [1] subtended by the same
c) 𝑯𝑱𝑰 = 𝟐𝟔° [1] arc or cord. HOJ = 2 x
64 =128
4) Find OHJ and OJH
using isosceles triangle
OJH. Base angles of an
isosceles triangle are
equal
180−128 52
. 2 = 2 = 26
5) Find HJI using Z
angles are equal. GHJ
= HJI

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13. Method 1 13.


𝑣−𝑢 2 Method 3
2
− C 𝑣−𝑢 2
(𝑢 − 𝑣) 𝑣−𝑢

(𝑣 − 𝑢)(𝑣 − 𝑢) − 2(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑢 − 𝑣)2 𝑣 − 𝑢
= 𝑣−𝑢 2
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢) = −
(𝑣 − 𝑢)2 − 2(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)2 𝑣 − 𝑢
= 1 2
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢) = −
∵ (𝑣 − 𝑢)2 = (𝑢 − 𝑣)2 𝑣−𝑢 𝑣−𝑢
1−2
(𝑣 − 𝑢)2 − 2(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑢 − 𝑣)2 − 2(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 =
∴ = 𝑣−𝑢
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢) (𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢) −1
2
(𝑢 − 𝑣) (1 − 2) =
= 𝑣−𝑢
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢) 1
𝟏 1 =
=− 𝒐𝒓 𝑢−𝑣
(𝒗 − 𝒖) 𝑢−𝑣

Method 2
𝑣−𝑢 2
2

(𝑢 − 𝑣) 𝑣−𝑢
(𝑣 − 𝑢)(𝑣 − 𝑢) − 2(𝑢 − 𝑣)2
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
𝑣 − 2𝑢𝑣 + 𝑢2 − 2(𝑢2 − 2𝑢𝑣 + 𝑣 2 )
2
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
𝑣 − 2𝑢𝑣 + 𝑢2 − 2𝑢2 + 4𝑢𝑣 − 2𝑣 2
2
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
−𝑢 + 2𝑢𝑣 − 𝑣 2
2
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
−(𝑢2 − 2𝑢𝑣 + 𝑣 2 )
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
−(𝑢 − 𝑣)2
=
(𝑢 − 𝑣)2 (𝑣 − 𝑢)
𝟏 1
=− 𝒐𝒓
𝒗−𝒖 𝑢−𝑣
[3]
14. a) 7 ≤ 2𝑥 + 3 < 11
7 ≤ 2𝑥 + 3
−2𝑥 ≤ 3 − 7
−2𝑥 ≤ −4
−2𝑥 −4

−2 −2
𝑥≥2
𝐴𝑛𝑑
2𝑥 + 3 < 11
2𝑥 < 11 − 3
2𝑥 < 8
𝑥<4
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔
. 𝟐≤𝒙<𝟒 [3]
b) 𝑥 [1]
0 1 2 3 4

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15. a) 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 =
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑
(VOP)
300
=
120
= 𝟐. 𝟓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 = 𝟐𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝟑𝟎 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒔
[2]
𝑛𝑒𝑤−𝑜𝑙𝑑
b) %𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 = 𝑜𝑙𝑑
× 100
132 − 120
= × 100
120
12
= × 100
120
= 𝟏𝟎%
[2]
16. a) log 16 ÷ log 4
log 16
=
log 4
log 42
=
log 41
2 log 4
=
1 log 4
2
=
1
=𝟐
[2]
b) log 5 − log 0.5
5
= log
0.5
= log 10
=𝟏
[2]
17. a) 𝑥 = 𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝟎. 𝟑 [2]
1 2
b) 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 119 × 10 × 10
= 𝟐. 𝟑𝟖 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔𝟐
[2]
18. a) 5.6𝑘𝑚 = 80 000
𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 = 1
1
= × 5.6𝑘𝑚
80000
1
= × 5.6 × 100 000 𝑐𝑚
80 000
. = 𝟕 𝒄𝒎 [1]
b) 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = 1: 80 000
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = 12 : 80 0002
= 1: 6 400 000 000
𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
1 = 100 𝑐𝑚2
6 400 000 000 = 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒
6 400 000 000
× 100 𝑐𝑚2
1

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1 (VOP)
= 6 400 000 000 × 100 × 𝑘𝑚2
10 000 000 000
= 𝟔𝟒 𝒌𝒎𝟐
[3]
19. (i) 4𝑥 2 − 1
= (𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏)(𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏)
[1]
2
(ii) 2𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑎 + 𝑥 + 𝑎
= 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑎 + 𝑎
= 𝑥(2𝑥 + 1) + 𝑎(2𝑥 + 1)
= (𝒙 + 𝒂)(𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏)
[2]
b) 𝐻𝐶𝐹 = 2𝑥 + 1
20. A B

O C
a) 𝑩𝑪 = −𝑶𝑨
−𝟐
=( )
−𝟓
[1]
b) |𝑶𝑪| = √62 + 32
= √36 + 9
√45
= √9 × 5
= 𝟑√𝟓
[3]
7
21. a) 12
× 36 = 𝟐𝟏 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 [1]
7
b) (i) 1 − 12
𝟓
. = 𝟏𝟐. [1]

(ii) 20
B BB
35

21 15 1
21 B × =
15 G BG 36 35 4
36
35 B GB 15 21 1
21 × =
36 35 4
35
15 G
36 14 G GG
35
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝑷(𝑩𝑮 𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝑩) = 𝟒 + 𝟒 = 𝟐 [2]

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22. Q Voice Of The Professor
N 75 (VOP)
8m
75
P 50

10 m

R
a) 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐴 = 180° + 075°
= 𝟐𝟐𝟓°
[1]
2 2 2
b) 𝑄𝑅 = 10 + 8 − 2(8)(10) cos 50
= 164 − 160 cos 50
= 164 − 160(0.60)
= 164 − 96
= 68
𝑄𝑅 = √68
= √4 × 17
= 𝟐√𝟏𝟕 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔
[3]
23. a) 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 5
𝑎𝑡 𝐺, 𝑥 = 0
∴ 𝑦 = −2(0) + 5
𝑦=5
𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑮 𝒂𝒓𝒆 (𝟎; 𝟓)
𝑎𝑡 𝐹 , 𝑥 = −6
𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑭 𝒂𝒓𝒆 (−𝟔; 𝟎)
[2]
b) 𝑊𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡
𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑 = −2
𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 = (−6; 0)
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐
0 = (−2)(−6) + 𝑐
0 = 12 + 𝑐
−12 = 𝑐
𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝒚 = −𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐
[2]

1
24. a) 𝑃 ∝ 𝑄 × 𝑅−3
𝑘𝑄
𝑃=
𝑅−3
𝑘(28)
7=
3
21 = 28𝑘
21
=𝑘
28
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𝑘=
4 (VOP)
𝟑
𝑸 𝟑𝑸
∴𝑷= 𝟒 𝒐𝒓
𝑹−𝟑 𝟒(𝑹 − 𝟑)
[2]
3
𝑄
4
b) 6 = 2−3
3
𝑄
6=4
−1
3
−6 = 𝑄
4
−24 = 3𝑄
−𝟖 = 𝑸
[2]
25. a) 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
b)

7
60°
7
1
i) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 ∆= 2 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝜃
1
= (7)(7) sin 60
2
1
= (7)(7)(0.9)
2
= 𝟐𝟐. 𝟎𝟓 𝒄𝒎𝟐
ii) 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 3 × 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
60 22
=3× × × 3.5 × 3.5
360 7
= 11 × 0.5 × 3.5
= 𝟏𝟗. 𝟐𝟓 𝒄𝒎𝟐
[4]
26. a) (i) 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 × 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ
𝑚 = 2.2 × (155 − 150)
= 2.2 × 5
= 𝟏𝟏
𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
a) (ii) 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ
9
𝑛=
170 − 155
9
=
15
= 𝟎. 𝟔
[2]
∑ 𝑓𝑥
b) 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 = ∑𝑓
6 × 145 + 11 × 152.5 + 9 × 162.5
=
26
870 + 1677.5 + 1462.5
=
26

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=
26
= 154.2
= 𝟏𝟓𝟒 𝒕𝒐 𝟑 𝒔. 𝒇
[3]
27. a) ∆𝑨𝑩𝑶 ≈ ∆𝑫𝑪𝑶 [1]
b)
𝐸𝑛𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑂
𝑂𝐵
𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = −
𝑂𝐶
2
=−
4
𝟏
=−
𝟐
[3]
𝐴𝐵 2
c) 9
= 4
𝐴𝐵 1
=
9 2
1
𝐴𝐵 = × 9
2
𝑨𝑩 = 𝟒. 𝟓𝒄𝒎
[2]
2 1
d) 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = = 4 2
1 2
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = ( )
2
1
=
4
. = 𝟏: 𝟒
[1]

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